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Bringing HMS Agincourt into the present

HMS Agincourt is selected for a hypothetical revival: the Queen Elizabeth-related design for the historical questions it could answer, or the historical ship for its many turrets.

Question

Which of the proposed historic warships would be most interesting to bring into the present?

Short answer

The Queen Elizabeth-related Agincourt design is preferred for the questions it could answer, while the historical Agincourt is accepted for its gun power.

Notes

Agincourt is the preferred revival, especially the proposed Queen Elizabeth-related version, because seeing it would answer questions about the design. Another panellist accepts the historical ship too, calling it a turret farm and imagining its shore-bombardment firepower. Both designs have a place in the hypothetical, although the participants prefer them for different reasons.